Tune in to FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET, a podcast about immigrant rights and other stuff we like--hip-hop music, culture, movies, and more.
Ramis, Kerry, and Nelson are lawyers/legal advocates working in the immigrant rights and criminal justice space in Detroit, Michigan. They are also hip-hop nerds.
Each episode tackles two topics: one more educational/impactful, the other more entertaining/frivolous, ...
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In our seventh episode, we discuss DREAMERS, the DACA program, and Democrats' cowardly abandonment of the rights of noncitizens who taken to the U.S. as children. We wind down with a chat about world-famous rapper and recent Green Card recipient, 21 SAVAGE. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Introduction (05:10) "Serious" Topic: Dreams Deferred (DACA & Dreamers) (38:53) "Fun" Topic: 21 Savage SONGS FEATURED: "A Lot" by 21 Savage "8AM in Charlotte" by Drake "Drake Welcomes 21 Savage into Toronto After Getting his Green Card" "Snitches & Rats (Interlude)" by Morgan Freeman "Snitches & Rats" by 21 Savage "My Life" by J. Cole (feat. 21 Savage & Morray) "My Dawg" by 21 Savage (feat. Metro Boomin) FOLLOW: Twitter: @BorderPlanetPod (https://twitter.com/BorderPlanetPod) Instagram: @BorderPlanetPod (https://www.instagram.com/borderplanetpod/) Website (https://borderplanetpod.wordpress.com/)
In our sixth episode, in light of Israel's ongoing GENOCIDE in Gaza, the hosts expose how BORDERS and immigration policy have been used to oppress the Palestinian people. Then we shout out some superb PALESTINIAN RAPPERS and hip-hop artists (except for DJ KHALED...). TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Introduction (05:49) "Serious" Topic: Palestine Behind Borders (36:21) "Fun" Topic: Palestinian Rappers SONGS FEATURED: "El Kofeyye Arabeyye" by Shadia Mansour (feat. M-1) "Assalamu Alaikum" by Shadia Mansour "Dedication (Ihda)" by DAM (Da Arab MCs) "Can I Live" by MC Abdul "Ayam Al Ghorba" by Refugees of Rap "Milliardat" by DAM FOLLOW: Twitter: @BorderPlanetPod (https://twitter.com/BorderPlanetPod) Instagram: @BorderPlanetPod (https://www.instagram.com/borderplanetpod/) Website (https://borderplanetpod.wordpress.com/)
In our fourth episode, we fry the Feds' fetish for DEPORTING DISSIDENTS, including Marcus Garvey and many others, followed by a deep dive into one of hip-hop's dopest duos, BLACK STAR, which consists of rappers Yasiin Bey (f.k.a. Mos Def) and Talib Kweli.
The FEAR OF A BORDER PLANET crew returns to discuss the shameful shortcomings of international refugee resettlement and U.S. refugee policy. Then we shift focus to the phenomenally talented and controversial hip-hop trio FUGEES, consisting of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and recently-convicted Pras Michel. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Introduction (04:52) "Serious" Topic: Forgotten Refugees (36:35) Musical Interlude: Dope Bars by O.G. Ronald Reagan (38:24) "Fun" Topic: Fugees SONGS FEATURED: FOLLOW: Twitter: @BorderPlanetPod (https://twitter.com/BorderPlanetPod) Instagram: @BorderPlanetPod (https://www.instagram.com/borderplanetpod/) Website (https://borderplanetpod.wordpress.com/)